Case for manicure instruments



May 15, 1923. 1,455,604

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Patented May 15, 1923,

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srnernrnn HENRY KAUFMANN, or LoNnoN, ENGLAND.

CASE ronMANroURn INSTRUMENTS.

Application filed October 22,1921. Serial NO. 509,692.

in which the whole of a set of such instru ments may be conveniently mounted in an accessible manner, the case being adapted to stand upright upon its base on a dressing or other table, to give access to the instru ments, and to be closed up when not in use so as to enclos andprotect them.

According to this invention I employ a case of substantially triangular shape mounted so as to stand in an uprightposition upon a flat base. The case comprises a fixed back portion rigidly secured to the triangular base near'one edge, and a pair of sides connected to the backby flexible hinges about which they may turnso as to bring the edges of the sides together at the opposite corner of the triangular base in the manner of folding doors.

The manicur or other instruments comprising the set are mounted upon the inner face of the back and two hinged sides. These may be conveniently arranged in suitable leather or other loops in which they are supported. A suitable arrangement of the instruments is as follows Upon the fixed back is mounted the polishing pad polishing paste and nail sticks, whilst one hinged side carries the nail scissors and nail file, and upon the other hinged side may be mounted knife and other instruments for pressing back the cuticle and performing other operations.

Upon the fixed base is mounted a triangular receptacle adapted to contain a small quantity of powder and a powder-puff and upon each of the hinged sides is a projecting flap to be engaged over and close this compartment when the sides are brought together.

When the instruments are not in'use th two sides are turned about their hinges so as to meet together at their free edges and are secured to the base orto each other by 9 suitable fastenings and a hinged lidwhich engages over their upper edges so as to enclose the instruments within the case.

In order that my invention may be more readily understood, reference is made to'the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which': i i j I Figure -1 is aperspective view of thee):- terior of the case when closed.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the in- H terior of the case when opened for use.

Referringto the drawings, the triangular base 1 is provided with a similarly shaped compartment 2'on its upper surface. This compartment 2 is hollow and forms a box for face powder or the'like and a powder puff 3. At theback of the hollow compartment 2 is secured the upright wall 4 which forms the fixed back of the case and upon each side of this fixed back 4 is mounted a 1 movable side 5both of'which are connected to the fixed back by flexible hinges '6. These movable sides 5 may be turned about their hinges 6"so that they engage along the sides of the triangular compartment 2 on the base 1, and suitable snap-button or other fastenings 7 may be provided on the lower edge of these sides 5 and near the front corner of the triangular compartment 2, so asto secure the sides 5 in the closed position as indicated in Figure 1. Along the upper edge 8 of the fixed back 4: is hinged a triangular lid or other cover 9 in which may be pro vided a small mirror 10. This triangular cover 9 may be turned down so as to engage over the projecting edges 11 at the tops of the movable sides 5 so as to retain them in the closed position.

Upon the interior of the fixed back i and the two movable sides 5 is mounted an inner board or cover 12 the upper edges of which project to form the projecting edges 11 over.

which the cover 9 engages. Suitable leather or other loops 13, are provided on these boards 12 for the reception of the manicure or other instruments. In the arrangement shown a nail polisher 14 is mounted in the centre of the fixed back 4: and upon each side of it is mounted a stick of polishing paste 15 and a bundle of orange sticks. Upon the left hand movable side 5, is mounted a pair of nail scissors 16 and a knife 17 and upon the other side 5 is mounted a pusher 18, nail file 19 and cuticle knife 20. When the case is opened out as shown in Figure 2, the whole of the instruments are supported in a vertical position on its back and two sides and are each readily available for use and may be easily removed and replaced. Upon each of the two movable sides 5 is provided a projecting flap 21 adapted to en gage over the; top of the compartment 2 on the base 1 when the two sides are folded into the closed position. These flaps 21 will thus close the top of this compartment and prevent the powder from escaping therefrom.

I claim.

1. In a case for manicure instruments, a triangular base, a fixed back secured in an upright position at one side of the base, hinged sides connected to the fixed back and adapted to turn about the hinged connection to the open position, loops for supporting the instruments upon the inner wall of the upright back and hinged sides, fastening means for securing the hinged sides to the triangular base and to each other and a movable lid adapted to maintain said sides in closed position.

2. In a case for manicure instruments, a triangular base, a fixed back secured in an upright position at one side of the base, hinged sides connected to the fixed back and adapted to turn about hinged connections to the open position, loops for supporting the instruments upon the inner wall of the upright back and hinged sides and snap button fastenings on the lower edges of the sides to engage the base and a, lid hinged along the top of the upright back to turn down and engage over the upper edges of the hinged sides.

3. In a casefor manicure instruments, at base, a fixed back secured in an upright position at one side of the base, hinged sides connected to the fixed back and adapted to turn about the hinged connection to the open position, means for supporting the instruments upon the inner wall of the upright back and hinged sides and means for securing the hinged sides in the closed position when turned so that their edges meet to enclose the instruments, a receptacle in the base for powder and puff and projecting flaps on the hinged sides to engage over and close the receptacle when the hinged sides are ,folded together.

4. In a case for manicure instruments, a triangular base, a fixed back secured in an upright position at one side of the base, hinged sides connected to the fixed back and adapted to turn about the hinged connection to the open position, loops for supporting the instruments upon the inner wall of the upright back and hinged sides and fastening means for securing the hinged sides to the triangular base and to each other, a receptacle in the base for powder and pufi and projecting flaps on the hinged sides to -en gage over and close the receptacle when the hinged sides are folded together.

5. In a case for manicure instruments, a

triangular base, a fixed back secured in an upright position at one side of the base, hinged sides connected to the back and adapted to turn about the hinged connection to the open position, loops for supporting the instruments upon the inner wall of the upright back and hinged sides and snap button fastenings on the lower edgesof the sides to engage the base and a lid hinged alon the top Of the upright sides to turn down an engage over the upper edges of the hinged sldes, a receptacle 1n the base for powder and puff and progectlng flaps on the hinged sides to engage over and close the receptaclewhen the hinged sides are folded together.

SIEGFRIED HENRY KAUFMANN. 

